See also

Family of Henry Edwards and Mary Harriett Amy Whitley

Husband: Henry Edwards

  • Name:

  • Henry Edwards4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Henry Edwards (1843- )

  • Mother:

  • Eliza Ward (1844?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer5,6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • 1864 (app)

  • Hitcham, Suffolk, England5,6,7,8,9

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 7)

  • 2 Gravel Lane, Christchurch, Surrey, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents Henry and Eliza, brother William, sister Jane and a lodger. Born in Hitcham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 17)

  • 5 James Place, St. Saviour, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a labourer in an iron works and living with his parents Henry and Eliza, brothers William and Albert, and sisters Jane and Lillian. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 27)

  • 21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an iron foundry labourer and living in two rooms with his wife Amy, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Hitcham Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 22 Jul 1893 (age 28-29)

  • Henry Edwards witnessed the marriage of Ernest Clifford Frost and Jane Annette Edwards on Saturday on 22 July 1893 in Christ Church, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, Surrey, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 38)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer and living in four rooms with his wife Amy, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Hitcham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 47)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer at a girder works and living in six rooms with his wife Amy, son William, daughter Jennie and a boarder. Born in Hitcham Suffolk

Wife: Mary Harriett Amy Whitley

  • Name:

  • Mary Harriett Amy Whitley1,2,3,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 4 Nov 1864

  • Goose Gate, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England1,6,7,8,10,11

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 26)

  • 21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in two rooms with her husband Henry, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Nottingham

  • Witness:

  • 22 Jul 1893 (age 28)

  • Mary Harriett Amy Whitley witnessed the marriage of Ernest Clifford Frost and Jane Annette Edwards on Saturday on 22 July 1893 in Christ Church, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, Surrey, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England7

  •  

  • married wife Amy living in four rooms with her husband Henry, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Nottingham

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband Henry, son William, daughter Jennie and a boarder. Born in Goosegate Nottingham and married for twenty-seven years with four children, three of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 74)

  • Copps House, Fore Street, Chulmleigh, Devon, England11

  •  

  • a married unpaid domestic as Amy living with her daughter Jennie in the home of Nellie Oke and family. Born on 4th November 1864

Child 1: Henry Robert Edwards

picture

1915 CWGC burial Henry Robert Edwards

  • Name:

  • Henry Robert Edwards12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer7

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1884

  • Southwark, Surrey, England6,7,12

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • 21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother William, and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a general labourer and living in four rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother William and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 26)

  •  

  •  

  • possibly in the Army?

  • Death:

  • 27 Aug 1915 (age 31)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France13

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France13

  •  

  • rifleman no:R/3559 in the King's Royal Rifle Corps died on 27th August 1915 aged 31. Son of Henry and Amy Edwards of 36 Heygate St. Walworth Rd, London, a native of London

Child 2: William Charles Edwards

picture

1915 CWGC memorial William Charles Edwards

  • Name:

  • William Charles Edwards14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • oil refiner8

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1886

  • Southwark, Surrey, England7,8,14,15

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • 21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England15

  •  

  • son attending school and living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother Henry, and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 14)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an errand boy and living in four rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother Henry and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a refiner at an oil works and living in six rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, sister Jennie and a boarder. Born in Southwark London

  • Death:

  • 16 May 1915 (age 28)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France16

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Le Touret Memorial, Rue du Bois, Le Touret, Pas-de-Calais, France16

  •  

  • rifleman no:R/7579 of 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps died 16th May 1915

Child 3: Jenny Ethel Edwards

  • Name:

  • Jenny Ethel Edwards17,18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Christopher Brock (1888-1917)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • book collator then a waitress8,11,19

  • Birth:

  • 3 Jul 1889

  • Southwark, London, England7,8,11,15,17,18,20

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Jul 1889 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Liverpool Grove, Walworth, London, England18

  •  

  • daughter of Henry Edwards (labourer) and Amy of 21G Peabody Buildings, born on 3rd July 1889 and baptised with her aunt Millicent

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • 21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England15

  •  

  • daughter living in two rooms with her parents Henry and Amy, brothers Henry and William. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England7

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Henry and Amy, and brothers Henry and William. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • 36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Jennie working as a collator for a book binder and living in six rooms with her parents Henry and Amy, brother William and a boarder. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 50)

  • Copps House, Fore Street, Chulmleigh, Devon, England11

  •  

  • a widowed and unemployed waitress living with her mother Amy in the home of Nellie Oke and family. Born on 3rd July 1889

  • Death:

  • 7 Aug 1977 (age 88)

  • High Peak "Registration District", Derbyshire, England20,21

  • Probate:

  • 22 Nov 1977

  • Probate Registry, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England21

  •  

  • of 30 Whaley Lane Whaley Bridge Derbyshire died 7th August 1977, administration of £3,532 (~£22,000 in 2017)

Child 4: Amy Mary Ann Edwards

  • Name:

  • Amy Mary Ann Edwards22,23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1898

  • St. Saviour Southwark "Registration District", London, England22

  • Death:

  • Q1 1899 (age 0)

  • St. Saviour Southwark "Registration District", London, England23

Sources

1.

Terri Richardson personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 3 July 2007.

2.

Colin Edwards - Suffolk Edwards Database.

3.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Lambeth 1883 quarter:4 volume:1d page:736. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:0518/33/14.

5.

Ibid. class:RG11 piece:518 folio:33 page:14 schedule:322. Cit. Date: 12 March 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:343 folio:101 page:52. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:385 folio:61 page:43. Cit. Date: 9 March 2020.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:1806 class:RG78 piece:64 registration district:23 sub-district:4 enumeration district:14 schedule:99. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:594 folio:98 page:24. Cit. Date: 16 March 2021.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Nottingham 1864 quarter:4 volume:7b page:231. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

11.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6897A page:6 line:40 letter code:WIEM. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour Surrey 1884 quarter:3 volume:1d page:62. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

13.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Etaples Military Cemetery grave:IV.D.5. Cit. Date: 12 April 2021.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour Surrey 1886 quarter:4 volume:1d page:17. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

15.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:343 folio:102 page:53. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

16.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Le Touret Memorial panels:32 and 33. Cit. Date: 12 April 2021.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour Surrey 1889 quarter:3 volume:1d page:18. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

18.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Walworth St. Peter baptisms 1826-1906 page:2 entry:16. Cit. Date: 17 April 2021.

19.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Walworth St. John the Evangalist marriages 1911-1931 page:187 entry:374. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). High peak 1977 quarter:3 volume:6 page:890. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.

21.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Manchester 1977 page:989 no:772112992Q. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour Surrey 1898 quarter:3 volume:1d page:15. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour Southwark 1899 quarter:1 volume:1d page:8. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.